The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-29
A GREAT sooUNpREL.
The Extraordinary American Career OF
Son of Victor Emanuel.

The Extraordinary American Career OF
Son of Victor Emanuel.
INV York, Oct. IA Boston special
says 'The mystery Of strange lie has
been solved, and wonderful romantic
story Of criminal adventure has been
brought out by the Identification Of the
late DIR Andrew jackson Grant, bigamist
and confidence man, "a the famous Fcnian
leader, DIR. Louis Contr, who WIS nm lille
sitimaie son Of Victor Emanuel, King OF
Italy. The last words Of this remarkable
man, n lac lay dying In Cambridge Jail
iss. April were: Tho world shalt never
know me ~ ! was. Nevertheless his
secret has been probcd. and the career
which l. exposed will find none 10 match
H. The doctors disguise was pierced
several weeks before his death by one or
twp persons vAo knew him years ago a.
Or. Contri, hut they did not expose him.
lie wps then awaiting trial for bigamy and
svindling MiSs Lucy Toncy, Of Cam
bridge. cut Of gu, OOO and II lac had lived
b. 70 into court the whole story would
probably have come out, Tor many per
sons hepabouts knew the Fcninn leader
intimately previous 20 1872 These per.
ions have fully identified DR. Grant
photograph since his death ~ that OF Dr..
lOntn.
According Ia his story, he WIS born In
Austria, but was the son 81 Victor
Emanuel and Arch Duchess Adclhird, oi
Austria. lie was born In 1872, two
months before Victor Emanuel nnd the
arrh duchess were united In marriage.
Victor Emanuel was nj that time King OF
Sarlinia, and did not succcd 10 the throne
Of Italy until 1861. When but n mem
child he was transferred 10 the custody Of
an old abbott In Switzerland, by whom he
was carefully schooled In the sciences
Among other things, he made a specially
oil languages, and W proficient had lac be-
come that lac could speak at least five with
hucncy. The old abbott became, M IL
wer, parent 90 him, and finally the
young mans desires 10 know something Of
his pannialp became ~ strong that the
good old priest told him all, even Ia the
stain upon his birth. When the young
man grew up lac went 10 Sardinia and
openly con-pircd against the King, and
Nas lorcel IN ily. His alleged father sup
phed him with money. lie came H.
America With DR.. McShcchy, and when
the war broke out lac enlisted In New
York regiment Ills connection with the
icnian raid ON Canada II well known. ltwas
ms ,cniurr In the marriage line that gave
him his widest reputation. Whom lac came
Ia this country he left n wife In Germany.
but soon after landing hon lac took an
other. Little j. known Of his army life
except the Tact that he was taken prisoner
and rcnt ~ Richmond some months bciorr
The Toll Of The southern capital.
I've ihcrr made acquaintance of Mis-.
Virginia Sanders, niece ui jefferson
DAVIS. lie Wa On Aaron Burr among
woman, and lac easily Won the heart oI
Mis- Sanders. Hardly had peace been dc.
ciard briurc Coniri married her aud Few
With her 10 Canada. They had lived In
Montreal few months only, when M.
young bride died, leaving him once nor,
a ine man, lot his little German wife had
obtained n diyoWc ON account ui his de
tcriion. lie returned at once 90 the State,
and arrived In Boston In the spring OF
1886, when Fcninnsm WINS nj is height
1ie went into the struggle body and soul
and was among the tint a. enroll hima,ll
IN the mnk and file then preparing for d
nid on Canada. 80 energetic was he. that
when the Fcnians left Boston lac Wa 4
colonel.
In 1899 he married Mrs. Jane Delaney,
Of Boston, who had $4,000 In bank
when that was gone he deserted her. lie
next married Miss Mary Diitson, OF a
Hudson riVor town. For this lac was sen.
tenoed 70 Sing Sing for ten ycans, but w.
cured his release after three months. lie
then dropped the name Of Contr.
I'm lSs0 he appeared In London under
The name Of DR.. Grant, and advertised a.
aspinlualist, and lecturcd extensively ON
mind curing. Being again involved In
scandal, he secretly left London aud rc.
tunnel 10 tho United States. lie learned
That his fiTsi wife had secured divorce
irom hip and had gone 10 live IN Chirago.
s(iewent there, and, Il is believed. TINT
while IN that city he obtained medical
degrees from q local dispcnslry under ihp
pane Of A. J. Perry, by which name ho
became widely known. lie figured con.